Needle-exchange programs have new state reporting requirements under new law

By: Olivia Richardson

Outlets: NHPR

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 402

Last Updated: 2 days, 17 hours ago


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Gov. Kelly Ayotte has signed a bill into law that would require organizations that provide clean syringes as part of needle exchange programs to report the ratio of the number of needles disposed at their sites to the number they hand out on a quarterly basis. Needle exchange programs must also have free disposal sites available to the public.

Sponsors for the bill said the goal was …

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